Chapter 1002: Chen Han's hegemony

When Napoleon thought of the immense size of China, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his head. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He felt that time was tight and he had no extra time to waste.

-- The Chinese have largely sorted out the troubles within the Americas over the years, the Indians have been slowly assimilated, the blacks have become tame, the whites and mestizos have been driven out and forced to South America, and a large number of immigrants have immigrated to the Americas, they are rapidly digesting the fruits of plunder, and it is likely that their next military move has entered the countdown.

Therefore, Napoleon had to subdue Britain as soon as possible, and only when the British were subjugated would the whole of Europe usher in real peace. Only then can he truly unite the forces of the whole of Europe to defend Europa's interests.

I don't know when Napoleon's vision was no longer confined to a corner of France and Europe, but began to look at the world.

Any far-sighted person could see the impact of the rise of the East on European interests, and Napoleon naturally understood it.

It's just that the incompetence of the French navy made Napoleon's attempt to land directly in Britain unrealistic, and now Napoleon's only hope of subduing Britain was to rely on a continental blockade to suffocate Britain economically.

And as for why he marched into the Iberian Peninsula, it was entirely because it was a loophole for him to blockade Britain. Neither Spain nor Portugal seriously complied with Napoleon's continental blockade. They were smuggling material to Britain, digging into the corners of Napoleon's empire.

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The important ministers of Chen Han's cabinet and the generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion did not analyze badly, and even Chen Ming himself ignored some issues. Take, for example, Napoleon's views on China.

The ETO and Napoleon have been in close contact for 10 years, and the two sides have worked together tacitly. Chen Ming is 'accustomed' to Napoleon, but Napoleon is not Chinese after all, he represents the interests of France, and may also represent the interests of Europe, but will never represent the interests of China.

In fact, after the purchase of land in Louisiana, Napoleon had completely repaid the favor to China. The rest is all about the exchange of interests.

Chen Han needed Napoleon to continue to wreak havoc on Europe, and Napoleon needed China's material and intelligence support.

But after all, Napoleon has conquered Europe, and in the short term, his empire is still quite stable, Napoleon has reached the peak of the European continent, so the vision is naturally different from the original.

If the previous Napoleon only focused on the interests of France in Europe, Napoleon could not take into account the colonial interests abroad. Then Napoleon, as the master of the European continent, should look at the problem from the perspective of the interests of the entire Europa civilization.

The competition between Eastern and Western civilizations, the conflict between the yellow and white races, these inevitably came to Napoleon. Although China's strength is desperate, Napoleon is clearly not willing to bow his head and accept defeat, and he wants to lead Europe to more glorious glory.

Because at this moment the interests of white Europeans are completely in line with his.

Under these circumstances, Napoleon's eagerness to subdue the British and to make up for the loopholes in his continental blockade order in the Iberian Peninsula is understandable.

Presumably, Napoleon looked down on the big duck and felt that he could easily control the entire Iberian Peninsula in his hands.

The Iberian Peninsula had a long coastline, and the British fleet in turn had full control of the Bay of Biscay, controlling the entire Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Moreover, although Spain on the island was an ally of France, the two sides had been at odds since the defeat in the naval battle of 1805, and the coup d'état in Madrid in 1806 was deeply anti-French. The majority of the Portuguese on the island, with the exception of a few pro-French factions, were also on the side of the British. Therefore, it is simply impossible to expect the countries of the island to strictly implement this policy of continental blockade, which will cause serious damage to their economies, without the occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.

Even Chen Ming knew about these news, and Chen Ming did not believe that Napoleon would not know. And even if Napoleon really didn't know, the EEU would have reminded him.

Although Spain and Portugal did not dare to accept Napoleon's "Continental Blockade Order", they secretly adopted a tacit and tolerant attitude towards smuggling, and sometimes even openly defied Napoleon's edicts.

Now it is reasonable for Napoleon to decide to conquer the Iberian Peninsula in order to completely blockade Britain.

It's just that although the government of Madrid is rotten and weak, tens of millions of Spaniards are not weak. The quagmire of French war in Spain was the starting point for the fall of Napoleon's empire!

Historically, the French made peace in the Iberian Peninsula for six years, and the British greatly assisted Spain, even sending lobster soldiers to land on the Iberian Peninsula. Arthur Wellesley, the famous Duke of Wellington, and the famous Iron Duke, both of whom were thoroughly famous in the Spanish Wars. Not to mention that France was pinned down with a large number of military forces, and the battles and guerrilla warfare all the time also cost France a heavy price.

Especially after the fiasco of the Russian conquest in 1812, France faced the attack of the Sixth Anti-French Coalition on the one hand, and on the other hand, it had to continue to maintain the dismal situation of Spain, fearing that Spain and Britain would stick a knife in the back of France.

But in the eyes of Chen Han's cabinet ministers and the generals of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Napoleon's advance into the Iberian Peninsula was far more beneficial than harmful. No one believed that Spain would turn into a big quagmire, devouring the innumerable soldiers and wealth of France. Many people thought that this war would end very quickly and easily.

Probably none longer than Napoleon's conquest of Prussia.

Chen Ming was once again facing the embarrassment of a 'prophet'.

He knew the 'course of history,' but he couldn't find enough reason to convince his minister. This is not the first time this has happened in decades, but Chen Ming has never been able to solve this problem, he really doesn't want Napoleon to perish like a good pawn.

Chen Ming had forgotten too many memories, and if he remembered that Napoleon would transfer his eldest brother from Italy to Spain, he would be able to convince some ministers that Spain could really become the flesh mill of France.

Napoleon abolished the Bourbon royal family in Spain and transferred his brother to Spain as king, which was playing with the dignity of tens of millions of Spaniards at will. This will inevitably bring him a huge backlash.

But Chen Ming forgot, he only remembered that the invasion of Spain was the fuse for the collapse of Napoleon's empire, but he couldn't convince anyone in front of him. The latter talked with great interest about the Empire's offensive in South America!

Yes, as soon as everyone was sure that Napoleon's invasion of Spain was inevitable, their attention immediately shifted to the Americas.

Spain itself was about to be invaded by France, and this was naturally the perfect time for China to acquire their colonies in the Americas.

Europeans say that China is like a thief stealing the fruits of Europe's 300 years of great navigation, and that is really not true at all.

Chen Ming could feel their enthusiasm in the eyes of the attendees, a will that made him, the emperor, feel hot.

This is the will of 'all beings'!

Chen Han's offensive against South America represents the last step in the 'overseas feudalism', and it is also an important step in Chen Ming's grand plan for hegemony.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, for Chen Ming's firm support over the years, didn't they just ask for a piece of fiefdom? Although this is a fall on Spain, a robbery of Spain, is there a problem with this?

The scorching will rising in these people is like the scorching red magma flowing from a volcanic eruption. Chen Ming's eyes could see that the column of air above these people's heads was churning rapidly like boiling water, and he didn't even hesitate for a moment, and directly agreed with the result of the shift in the direction of their discussion, that is, Chen Han's Third American War was about to begin.

At the same time, Chen Han also needs to pay attention to Portugal, as a more explicit pro-British country than Spain, Portugal will inevitably be immune to this catastrophe, then the Portuguese colony in India will make Nanjing drool.

Goa, Daman, Diu, and Dadra-Nagarhavili, with the former having colonies of 4,000 square kilometres together, and the latter being two 'enclaves' a few miles apart, but also 500 square kilometres.

Although everyone knew that the Portuguese colonies in India at this time would definitely make the Portuguese in the Americas vigorously support Spain, the top civil and military officials of Chen Han did not care. It's as if the Portuguese in Brazil would not feel threatened after Chen Han went south to attack the Spanish colonies.

The South American issue has long been decided, and if Chen Han does not go south, the Portuguese will be a good ally of Chen Han in the Americas. Once Chen Han marched south to attack South America, the Portuguese in Brazil would inevitably give their full support to Spain. Everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth, the Europeans have been playing diplomacy for hundreds of years, and the Portuguese are not idiots.

So in that case, what else is there to taboo about Chen Han? Just as the British returned to the Cape of Good Hope after being annexed by France in the Netherlands, Chen Han should also take this opportunity to expand his territory in India.

The Western Cape is now British territory. Chen Han kept his word, which greatly alleviated the resentment with China in London, which felt that India's interests were being damaged.

Chen Han did a very beautiful job in this matter. Without the slightest hesitation, the Western Cape of Good Hope, including the Cape of Good Hope, was ceded to the British, who acquired a valuable colony without firing a single shot.

They made a big bargain.

The British were a little suspicious of China's obsession with the East Cape area, but no matter how much they said, they kept their mouths shut in the face of real interests.

Now Chen Han plans to exchange this favor for the 'indifference' of the British. When China devours these Portuguese colonies of Goa, as long as they keep their mouths shut, it's OK!

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Back in the apse, Chen Ming looked at another world map hanging on the wall, he didn't care much about the war in the Americas now.

The big duck has decayed into such a state, is there still a possibility that the battle of the Americas will be repeated?

Perhaps, after the Franco-Spanish War, the Spanish mainland, whose population had been greatly reduced, would have more room to accept the Hui people from the Americas.

Chen Ming felt ridiculous. Before the war broke out, his ministers had already found a 'home' for the Caucasian and mestizos of South America.

And from this side, it can also reflect the fact that the hearts of these people have been completely detonated by the closure of South America by overseas countries, and now their desires have been induced, and an obsession has been formed. This burst of power, even Chen Ming didn't dare to stop it. That is the heavenly river pouring down from above the nine heavens, with unstoppable power.

Chen Ming has hung them with incense bait for thirty years, thirty years of thinking day and night, thirty years of hard work, once this emotion breaks out, God can't stop it.

And since he couldn't stop it, Chen Ming didn't plan to stop it.

If Napoleon wants to fight Spain, let him go. The glorious Napoleonic Empire was weakened somewhat, as long as it was planned for the crucial 1812.

And the noble clans and civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty should break out. This wave of explosion will become a huge driving force for China's entire social productive forces to complete industrial innovation.

The grand proposition of building the Americas, this huge market, can allow China to complete the final transformation. And when China completes the industrial revolution, the world will be Chinese.

But it was precisely because of the favorable timing and location of the American War that Chen Ming was not interested in a war that took the initiative to win and was destined to have no major twists and turns. He is now more concerned about Europe, not about the impending war in Europe, but about the situation in Europe.

Although Chen Ming wanted to use Napoleon to weaken Europe, he also did not want to see Napoleon end as bleak as in history.

Chen Ming didn't want to see a glorious Napoleonic Empire, but he preferred to see the Napoleonic Kingdom in France continue to exist......